STANDARD 5.8    (EARTH SCIENCE)    ALL STUDENTS WILL GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE STRUCTURE, DYNAMICS, AND GEOPHYSICAL SYSTEMS OF THE EARTH.

 

Descriptive Statement:  The study of science should include a study of the planet Earth and its relationship to the rest of the universe. This standard describes what students should know about the composition of the Earth and the forces that shape it.

 

 

Cumulative Progress Indicators

 

Building upon knowledge and skills gained in preceding grades, by the end of Grade 8, students will:

 

A.     Earth’s Properties and Materials

         Reinforce indicators from previous grade level.

 

B.     Atmosphere and Water

 1.         Describe conditions in the atmosphere that lead to weather systems and how these systems are represented on weather maps.

 

C.     Processes that Shape the Earth

 1.         Explain how Earth’s landforms and materials are created through constructive and destructive processes.

 2.         Show how successive layers of sedimentary rock and the fossils contained in them can be used to confirm the age, history, changing life forms, and geology of Earth.

 

D.    How We Study the Earth

 1.        Utilize data gathered from emerging technologies (e.g., geographic information systems (GIS) and global positioning systems (GPS)) to create representations and describe processes of change on the Earth’s surface.

 2.         Explain how technology designed to investigate features of the Earth’s surface impacts how scientists study the Earth.

 

 

Link to Standard 5.8 Grade 5-6

 

Link to Standard 5.8 High School

 

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